People who can’t DO conversation

Even worse are the people who, no matter what you say, can drop in an immediate conversation-killer. So that you’re struggling to hold up BOTH ends of the conversation.

Me: So what do you do for a living?

Her: I work for Corporation X.

Me: Oh, my, that sounds like a very interesting place to work. So what is it you like about working there?

Her: Oh, nothing, really.

<awkward silence>

Almost more obnoxious than the overly helpful. I’d rather listen to inanities than silence!

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These conversation helpers brought to you by Doulas Adams, RIP. Insert them into any conversation, whether religious debates, medical interviews, or just plain fun.

A friend of mine tells the same stories repeatedly, even if I say, “Oh, I remember that story,” she’ll still tell it in detail from the beginning. Drives me nuts.

We had this guy at work who used to drink about 13 Red-Bulls a day. If you saw him walking (well more like bouncing) towards you in the corridor the conversation invariably went something like this -

Red Bull Junkie waves rapidly and doesn’t stop walking " Hi howr you doin? I’m fine thanks. "

And then he would be gone, without you even uttering a word. The cheek of it, he asks a question, presumes he already knows the answer then fires in with a reply to question that hasn’t even been asked of him yet.